Wigan chairman Dave Whelan has threatened that he could QUIT his role if the Football Association punishes him for the comments which had Vincent Tan labelling him as "a racist".

The FA have announced that they are investigating comments that the 77-year-old made regarding Jewish and Chinese people, which the Cardiff owner was left seething about.

Whelan has been invited to give his story of events to the FA, as they decide whether they are worth charging him for.

The comments were made while speaking in a newspaper interview where he was defending the decision to appoint Malky Mackay as the new manager of Wigan.

This is despite the fact that Mackay is himself under FA investigation for allegedly sending texts of a racist, sexist and homophobic nature to Iain Moody, his then assistant.

Under pressure: Mackay was given the job at Wigan despite the ongoing FA investigation (Image: PA)

Whelan responded to criticism by telling The Guardian: "I think Jewish people do chase money more than everybody else."

He also said he did not view the word "chink" - the term by which Mackay allegedly referred to Tan in a text message - as offensive.

Whelan told ITV News: "If the FA look into my affairs - and they were to find me guilty, which I hope they don't and I don't see anything like that happening because I'm absolutely anti-racist, always have been, always will be - however, if they have any questions I'm willing to answer it and, should they even suggest I'm guilty I would immediately resign from my position as chairman of Wigan Athletic."

The FA have made their investigation into When a 'priority' and could be reprimanded as early as next week.